Fazl-e-Umar — Page 393
393 gL ossary of i m P ortant t erms For the benefit of our readers, some important Islamic terms are explained below. Allah: Allah is the personal name of God in Islam. To show proper reverence to Him, the Muslims often add “Ta‘āla,” “the Most High,” when saying His holy name. Ahmadiyya Muslim j ama’at (also referred to as the “Movement” or “Community”): The Community of Muslims who have accepted all the claims of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad [as] of Qadian as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. The Commu- nity was established by the Promised Messiah [as] and is now under the leadership of his fifth khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad [atba]. The Community is also known as j ama’at-e-Ahmadiyya. Ahmadiyya Anjuman-e-Isha’ate-Islam: A group of Ahmadi Muslims who, during the time of the Promised Messiah [as] accepted all the claims of the Promised Messiah [as] including that of being an Ummati Nabi — a Prophet subordinate to the Holy Prophet [saw] and within his ummah. They also took a pledge of allegiance at the hand of the first khalifa of the Promised Messiah [as] , Hadhrat Maulvi Nooruddin [ra] , but did not accept the khulafa who followed him. Ahmadiyya Anjuman-e- Isha’at-e-Islam is also known as Lahore Group of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and Ahl-e-Paigham. Amir: Leader. Ansarullah: the Helpers of God, organisation for male members of the Community over the age of forty years. Atfalul Ahmadiyya: Children of Ahmadiyyat, organisation of boys under the age of 15.